The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...

Eye color, dimples, freckles and height are only a few of the traits that might be inherited from a parent or other family member. Depending on family medical history, one also might be more at risk ...

When someone in your family is diagnosed with cancer, it can raise questions. Is it a coincidence, or is there something that runs in the family that makes others more likely to get it too? For Jodi, ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

DecisionDx-SCC, a gene expression profile test, predicted individual risk for metastasis after a squamous cell carcinoma ...

Children's Mercy announced Monday that it has developed a groundbreaking test to help diagnose genetic conditions in children ...

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...